People Management

What is an Apprentice?

Whilst today’s economy suffers from labour shortages and high unemployment rates, apprenticeships are fast becoming a popular investment for businesses

How to Conduct an Apprenticeship

Apprenticeships are a great form of employment for any business industry. They’re a great method used to invest in young, talented, and driven individuals – bringing great value to your company.

How will the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill Impact Employers?

According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), 4.6% of adults have experienced domestic abuse in 2024.

How will the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Impact Employers?

From setting out maximum working hours to improving teacher’s pay – the new bill on children’s welfare has been introduced to parliament.

How to Hire Staff for your Dental Practice

Creating a reliable, driven workforce is an arduous task for any business. In the dental industry, employers need to liaise with their HR teams to ensure they hire qualified, professional, and experienced workers.

How to Recruit Care Workers

From COVID-19 outcomes to the aftermath of Brexit… The health and social care sector is one area that struggles to attract and retain a fully functioning workforce.

Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill to be put before Parliament this week

MP for Gloucester, Alex McIntyre, has introduced a Private Members’ Bill, entitled the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill, in the House of Commons.

How does the rise of the school leaving age impact HR?

There are new government plans in Northern Ireland to make it compulsory to keep children in education or training until they reach 18 years of age.

Think tank report highlights possible problems ahead for Growth and Skills Levy

The current Apprenticeship Levy has had many critics, with business groups pointing out that apprenticeships have been failing to help firms address skills shortages and to support individuals trying to boost their qualifications.

Sexual harassment: the new law for employers

What can HR learn from the ongoing sexual harassment allegations surrounding former Harrods boss Mohamed Al-Fayed and music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs? Understand your new legal duty to take steps to prevent workplace harassment…

What could the ‘right to disconnect’ mean for employers?

Do you like to catch up on your emails after the working day is done? Well, under Labour’s proposed ‘right to disconnect’ rules, an out-of-hours email or text could potentially breach your employee’s rights…

Making the most of term time working

For working parents, individuals with commitments outside of work or disabilities, and those who simply enjoy having an extended break from working each year, term-time working can be an ideal option. Offering contracts of this type can also be advantageous for employers, especially those whose activities peak during times of the year that coincide with school terms. So, as schools are heading back for a new term, we take a look at the law on term-time contracts.

Download Your Free Return to Work Form Template

It's important to keep a record of your return to work meeting on file when your employee's been off work with sickness. Download your free ready-made return to work form template to keep track of staff absences now.

Free Written Warning Template

If you have never created a written warning letter for sickness absence before, there's no need to stress - Peninsula has a template you can download for free.

This employment law guide explores the basics of apprenticeships and offers guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls.

When employing younger workers, employers need to be aware that there are greater restrictions in place in order to provide young people with more protection in the workplace.

Flexible Working Policy

Flexible working has become more popular in recent years. With more ways of doing work remotely and recognition of the productivity and wellbeing benefits, have seen more employers offer it.

Employees have a statutory right to take time off work to deal with emergencies involving a dependant. It is often mistaken for the right to take time off for any kind of emergency, however, it is not.